Equipment

S’cuse me, where’s the restroom?

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Container lift in action

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Holy heavy metal rolls of rolled rolling steel, Batman!

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Trainyard detail view from Tower A

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Trucking… some trucks?

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Truck frames on a flat car in the train yard at Cincinnati Union Terminal

How did the truck cross the road? By rail of course!

 

So that’s how they do it. Turns out that moving truck parts by rail is much more efficient than burning tankfuls of diesel gasoline…

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So THAT’s How The Controls Work!

So THAT’s How The Controls Work!

Funny how the tours of Tower A never talk about the little men under the control desk, running everything! (How do they feed them?) Seriously, though – the guys...

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Fixing the rails

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Fixing the rails

Like Chicago, Cincinnati has two seasons, winter and construction! If you have noticed lately, big piles of ties have started appearing all over the city next to our railways....

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What’s Up, Doc?

What’s Up, Doc?

“Union Terminal…. That’s that building shaped like the old radio, right? Isn’t it just museums now, or something?” Or something – the rail yards at Cincinnati Union Terminal are...

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Give us your history!

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New photos are appearing all the time in our Member Gallery! Please feel free to browse and more importantly comment and add your own photos and memories!

You don’t have to be Ansel Adams to contribute history and art to the album!

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Welcome Cincinnati Enquirer and NKY Readers!

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Welcome Cincinnati Enquirer and NKY Readers!

If you haven’t seen the article yet, it is posted on Cincinnati.com as well as today’s Enquirer! As you look around, please feel free to register, comment and contribute...

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A Red (Boxcar?) for Teacher….

A Red (Boxcar?) for Teacher….

If this looks like a tiny boxcar to you – well, it does to us, too. Was it for circus performer gag, like a clown car? Was there a...

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Coupling Up – By Slowing Down

Coupling Up – By Slowing Down

This control board allowed rail personnel to slow the speed of cars being coupled off the ‘hump’ – a man-made hill built up where gravity could do most of...

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